OBJECTIVES
To establish which aspects of sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing services are important to STI testing service users.
METHODS
10 focus groups consisting of previous or existing users of STI testing services were conducted in community settings in the south east of England. Groups were quota sampled based on age, gender and sexual… (More)

OBJECTIVES
To assess preferences among students for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing services, with a view to establishing strength of preference for different service attributes.
DESIGN
Online discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire.
SETTING
South East of England.
PARTICIPANTS
A convenience sample of 233 students from two… (More)

INTRODUCTION
While the care of HIV-positive patients, including the detection and management of comorbidities, has historically been provided in HIV specialist outpatient clinics, recent years have seen a greater involvement of non-HIV specialists and general practitioners (GPs). The aim of this study is to determine whether patients would prefer to see… (More)

BACKGROUND
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following sexual exposure to HIV has been recommended as a method of preventing HIV infection in the UK. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are the group most affected by HIV in the UK and their sexual risk taking behaviour is reported to be increasing. One-to-one behavioural interventions, such as motivational… (More)